I need a new - good iron - any recommendations?
09-01-2011, 02:47 PM
#82
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Location: The Finger Lakes of upstate NY
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This is one thing I WON'T spend much on ever again! Had two Rowenta's, both bit the big one in under a year.
My "regular" iron is a T-Fal. The one I use on the small table next to my sewing machine is a Proctor Silex that was about $10 @ Wal-Mart, has no auto-off (a feature I didn't want for sewing). Truly, they both work almost as well as the Rowenta's on their best day.
So I'll buy LQS fabric (esp. on sale when I can!), and love my Roxanne thimble, my Bernina and my Janome, but never again will I spend extra $ for an iron!
My "regular" iron is a T-Fal. The one I use on the small table next to my sewing machine is a Proctor Silex that was about $10 @ Wal-Mart, has no auto-off (a feature I didn't want for sewing). Truly, they both work almost as well as the Rowenta's on their best day.
So I'll buy LQS fabric (esp. on sale when I can!), and love my Roxanne thimble, my Bernina and my Janome, but never again will I spend extra $ for an iron!
09-01-2011, 03:51 PM
#83
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Houston County, GA
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Same here. I am not impressed with my Rowetta. Just bought an inexpensive one to use when starching quilt fabrics and really like it.
My "regular" iron is a T-Fal. The one I use on the small table next to my sewing machine is a Proctor Silex that was about $10 @ Wal-Mart, has no auto-off (a feature I didn't want for sewing). Truly, they both work almost as well as the Rowenta's on their best day.
So I'll buy LQS fabric (esp. on sale when I can!), and love my Roxanne thimble, my Bernina and my Janome, but never again will I spend extra $ for an iron![/quote]
My "regular" iron is a T-Fal. The one I use on the small table next to my sewing machine is a Proctor Silex that was about $10 @ Wal-Mart, has no auto-off (a feature I didn't want for sewing). Truly, they both work almost as well as the Rowenta's on their best day.
So I'll buy LQS fabric (esp. on sale when I can!), and love my Roxanne thimble, my Bernina and my Janome, but never again will I spend extra $ for an iron![/quote]
09-01-2011, 04:19 PM
#86
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Originally Posted by kkdolls
I have an Oliso Smart Iron and I absolutely love it. I have had it about 6 months and use it a great deal. It has never spit water and is wonderful to use on my quilts. Highly recommend it.
09-01-2011, 04:32 PM
#87
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Location: was Upstate NY, now NC & TN
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I have a Rowenta that I've had for a long time and been happy with but I never put water in my iron so I don't have any chance of leaking and that seems to be the most common complaint.
I would like to buy a back-up iron but I get so confused reading all the posts that give conflicting advice on here, I give up and stay with my old one.
I would like to buy a back-up iron but I get so confused reading all the posts that give conflicting advice on here, I give up and stay with my old one.
09-01-2011, 04:33 PM
#89
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Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by JADE D
I have an uncanny ability to drop irons so I just buy one of the cheapest ones I can find at Target. If I get a year out of an iron I'm happy.Generally spend less than $20 per iron. Prefer Black and Decker if They're on sale.
09-01-2011, 04:40 PM
#90
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I, too, go through irons frequently. The ones I bought in the last ten years simply do not get really hot. I also like auto shut offs because my iron was leaving me stick-on notes about shutting itself off. Somebody in the family thinks I might start a fire. Since there are only two of us, I have a pretty good idea of who is helping the iron write notes.
I do not like Rowenta. I bought two, quite expensive and the both leaked. Then, I bought a Braun and loved it, but dropped it too often when in a cement floored apartment (loft in Hobokien). Now I have another Braun. It is heavier then the last, but it gets hot.
My problem with inexpensiuve models is they just do not get very hot and I wear lots of linen, and am a quilter. Heat, not weight is the issue.
I do not like Rowenta. I bought two, quite expensive and the both leaked. Then, I bought a Braun and loved it, but dropped it too often when in a cement floored apartment (loft in Hobokien). Now I have another Braun. It is heavier then the last, but it gets hot.
My problem with inexpensiuve models is they just do not get very hot and I wear lots of linen, and am a quilter. Heat, not weight is the issue.
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